Quick Facts of Rebel Wilson

Winner of MTV Movie Awards for Breakthrough Performance, Rebel Wilson is a standup comedian and actress from Australia. She has also established herself as a writer. She is mainly popular in the world for starring the role of Fat Amy in the musical film, Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2. Fat and sweet, Rebel Wilson was born as Melanie Elizabeth Bownds in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to Sue Bownds. She is Australian and is of white ethnicity.

In September 2012, Rebel began her romantic love affairs with Matt Lucas. Matt Lucas is an actor, comedian and a screen writer. He is also her Bridesmaids co-star. As a boyfriend and girlfriend, they began living together till 2015. She is not married and divorced yet.

Rebel who is allergic to dogs was raised in a house swarming with beagles. Her mother is also a professional dog handler. As a child, she joined Tara Anglican School for Girls and she completed her second education from there in 1997. She also has a degree from Australian Theatre for Young People. She is also a graduate of University of New South Wales from where she received her law degree in 2009. Rebel who once dreamed to be a mathematician has been active in acting since 2002. She appeared in the stage musical The Westie Monologues in 2002. The following year she appeared in the TV series Pizza playing the role of Toula. That year she also appeared in the movie Fat Pizza. She got her rise in fame after she appeared in the movie Bridesmaids. Her breakthrough role came in 2012 after she starred the role of Fat Amy in the musical movie Pitch Perfect. For her role in Super Fun Night, she earned the salary of $65,000 per episode and her net worth is said to be around $2.5 Million.

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Born in
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

1980
2nd of March

Fat and sweet, Rebel Wilson was born as Melanie Elizabeth Bownds in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to Sue Bownds. She is Australian and is of white ethnicity. She is five feet and three inches tall.

Graduated from
Higher School Certificate

1997

She was raised in Kenthurst, Parramatta and Castle Hill. As a child, she joined Tara Anglican School for Girls and she completed her second education from there in 1997. During that time she also took part in food technology and was second placed.

Began her
acting career

2002

Rebel who once dreamed to be a mathematician has been active in acting since 2002. She appeared in the stage musical The Westie Monologues in 2002. She is also the writer of that shows. She also appeared in the stage show Spunks.

Appeared in the television series,
Pizza

2003

In 2003, she appeared in the TV series Pizza playing the role of Toula. That year she also appeared in the movie Fat Pizza. In 2006, she also starred in the TV series The Wedge where she played several roles.

Graduated from
University of New South Wales

2009

She also has a degree from Australian Theatre for Young People. She is also a graduate of University of New South Wales from where she received her law degree in 2009. She also served as a Rotary International Youth Ambassador for about a year.

Won
Tropfest

2009

Till now she has been nominated in lots of prestigious awards and she has also won several of them. In 2009, she got the first nomination in Tropfest and she also won this award that year. She has also been nominated in Behind the Voice Actors Awards once.

Appeared in the movie,
Pitch Perfect

2012

She got her rise in fame after she appeared in the movie Bridesmaids. Her breakthrough role came in 2012 after she starred the role of Fat Amy in the musical movie Pitch Perfect. For her role in Super Fun Night, she earned the salary of $65,000 per episode.

Began dating
Matt Lucas

2012
of September

In September 2012, Rebel began her romantic love affairs with Matt Lucas. Matt Lucas is an actor, comedian and a screen writer. He is also her Bridesmaids co-star. As a boyfriend and girlfriend, they began living together till 2015. She is not married and divorced yet.

Won
MTV Movie Awards

2013

For starring the role of Fat Amy in the musical film, Pitch Perfect, she got nominated in MTV Movie Awards for Best Female Performance, Best Musical Moment and Breakthrough Performance. She won this award from her last two nominations.

Won
Teen Choice Awards

2013

She got nominated in Teen Choice Awards for the first time in her life in 2013 for Choice Movie: Hissy Fit, Favorite Comedian and Choice Movie Actress: Comedy. She won this award for Choice Movie Actress: Comedy.